The Lantern – October 31, 2019 – Fall Housing Special Edition

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FALL HOUSING GUIDE campus ghost

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Rumors fly of ghost in Oxley and Mack halls.

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Horrors of signing a lease for an unfinished apartment.

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Landlord lowdown

Highest-rated off-campus landlords SAM RAUDINS Campus Editor raudins.3@osu.edu While looking for off-campus housing, the number of real estate companies might seem vast, but according to a survey from Ohio State’s Undergraduate Student Government, there are five landlords tenants said rise above the rest.

According to USG’s 2018-2019 Renter’s Guide, George Kanellopoulos with OSU Properties, Harrison Apartments, Oxford Rentals Co., Sunrise Properties and Edwards Student Housing Management are the highest-rated rental companies for students living off campus.

The Center for the Study of Student Life at Ohio State conducted the survey of 550 students in September 2018. It asked questions about monthly rent, included utilities, maintenance response times, landlord cooperation and more.

OSU Properties and Harrison Apartments were rated the highest in overall landlord performance, tying at approximately a 4.1 out of 5 rating, with 5 being the best. Oxford Rentals Co. finished at slightly more than 4, Edwards Student Housing Management at 4 exactly and

Sunrise Properties at about 3.8, according to the survey.

George Kanellopoulos, owner and manager of OSU Properties, said he has 65 properties with 170 units and 750 tenants, but his philosophy on management has not changed since he started his business almost 30 years ago.

“We’ve always strived to be attentive to our tenants’ needs. And I think that’s key to any business.”

RAY GIESSE Owner and manager of Sunrise Properties

“The main things that we’re doing were, as I said, to really think not business-wise, but ethically and take care of our tenants,” Kanellopoulos said.

Ray Giesse, owner and manager of Sunrise Properties, said he manages 40 units and has been in the real estate business for 30 years. He said the recognition as a top-rated real estate agent is “really gratifying.”

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Lowest-rated off-campus landlords LYDIA WEYRICH Assistant Campus Editor weyrich.4@osu.edu

Not every landlord is a winner, and tenants can attest to that.

Ohio State’s Undergraduate Student Government’s 2018-2019 housing guide conducted a survey in which tenants ranked rental companies in several categories. According to the guide’s averages, the five lowest-rated real estate companies — on a 1 to 5 scale, with 1 being the worst — are Property Management, which has also been known as OSU Live or Jack Beatley, rated 1.6; Peak Property Group, rated 2.6; My 1st Place Realty, rated 2.8; University Village, rated 3; and Northsteppe Realty, rated 3.2.

Northsteppe declined to comment. None of the other four companies responded to a Lantern request for comment.

The Center for the Study of Student Life at Ohio State surveyed 550 students in September 2018 regarding several aspects of renting, including monthly rent, maintenance concerns, safety and cleanliness upon move in.

For the 22 companies included in the survey, the average monthly rent per per-

son is about $550 with an average of less than two utilities included.

The monthly rent per person with both Peak Property Group and Property Management averaged slightly more than $500 with less than one utility included. The other three companies had similar rent to Peak Property Group, with the exception of My 1st Place averaging a little below $500. The remaining companies’ utilities included: Northsteppe with an average of less than two utilities included, University Village with two utilities included and My 1st Place Realty with about one and a half utilities included.

Respondents were asked to rate their properties in regard to a statement on several factors using the 1 to 5 scale, with 1 being strongly disagree and 5 being strongly agree.

The average rating for cleanliness at the time of move-in was 3.5, Property Management and Peak Property fell behind in this category at about 1.5 and 2.5, respectively. Northsteppe, University Village and My 1st Place Realty all measured around 3.5 for cleanliness.

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Haunted housing? Ghosts of campus past

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of a former university president, according to University Archives.

One version of the story tells of a young woman who lived in Oxley during the 1930s or ’40s, according to archives of the Ohio State Lantern Oasis in 1986. The young woman stayed on campus over winter break and was supposedly found dead when people returned, with the cause of death unknown.

According to a Lantern article from 1990, the light in the woman’s third-floor corner room could be seen on at night on Dec. 17, the night of her rumored death.

Rumor has it there are still Buckeyes on campus that “go bump in the night.”

Oxley Hall, built in 1908, was the first women’s residence hall on campus. Although the history of the building itself is fascinating, students have found its paranormal history even more intriguing. Several stories rumoring ghosts haunting the halls date back to the ’80s and detail the death of a woman and the ghost

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Although the story cannot be confirmed due to a lack of death records at that time, many suspect that the young woman still remains in Oxley, haunting the halls, according to a Lantern article from 1990.

Other versions of the story describe a mysterious poltergeist of the ghost of William Oxley Thompson, former university president and namesake of the building, according to the 1990 Lantern article.

In 1966, the cost of renovations and general upkeep of the building had increased so much that the dorm was no longer up to standard, according to documents in the university archives.

Although there are no longer students living in Oxley, spooky encounters are still reported to occur in its new capacity as the Department of Linguistics, as well as in the connecting residence hall, Mack Hall.

“Someone said their door flew open,” Alani Brands, a first-year in biology and Mack resident, said. Although Brands said she does not believe there is a ghost living in Oxley or Mack, she is aware of the surrounding suspicions.

Another Mack resident, Jessie Hartman, a first-year in biology, also has suspicions about whether Mack and Oxley are haunted.

“We are concerned because our

door always shuts on its own and sometimes opens on its own when it is locked and closed,” Hartman said. “We are not completely sure what that is.”

“I went down there with another person, and we walked about 50 feet into the hallway tunnel, and the lights went out.”

BILL WAHL Former manager of community and visitor relations

Similar reports of mysterious, unexplained activity have occurred through the years. Bill Wahl, former manager of community and visitor relations, recounted one incident in an interview with onCampus in 1985.

Wahl reported having encountered mysterious behavior in Oxley’s basement.

“I went down there with another person, and we walked about 50 feet into the hallway tunnel, and the lights went out,” Wahl

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said. “We ran back out of there so fast. When we got to the light switch, it had been turned off, but no one was there to turn it off.”

In a 1986 interview with the Ohio State Lantern Oasis, former South Campus security guard Randy Gebhardt recounted unexplainable events that occurred in Mack. Gebhardt worked as a security guard for the residence halls from 1980-82.

According to the archives, Gebhardt was called by a female security guard who reported the feeling that someone was watching her from a Mack balcony. She also reported the door slamming shut.

“We called the dorm director and toured the building. We saw a ladder that had been on the third floor was now on the second floor,” Gebhardt said. “We went to the balcony and started seeing tinsel lying on the floor leading out of a dorm room.”

Gebhardt entered the room to discover that the Christmas tree from the room was missing.

“Someone had gotten into the room and dragged the Christmas tree down the hallway,” Gebhardt said. “The weird thing was the tinsel just stopped in the middle of the hallway.”

The mystery of the Oxley Hall ghost still remains as rumors pass from student to student.

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JESSICA OROZCO For The Lantern orozco.55@osu.edu Dorms: breeding grounds for the common cold, the flu and virtually every contagious sickness.

Perpetual illness is almost characteristic of being a college student. While this is common when living in the dorms, there are steps students can take to stop the spread of sickness. Dr. Seuli Bose-Brill, a physician at the Wexner Medical Center at Ohio State, said living in enclosed environments with lots of people can cause illnesses to spread quicker than in other living situations.

“I do think there is this shared responsibility to keep each other healthy in the Buckeye community, so acting as a good citizen of the community, not trying to expose a bunch of people if you know you’re sick, making sure you’re getting your vaccine.”

SEULI BOSE-BRILL Physician at the Wexner Medical Center

Students tend to spend longer amounts of time in their dorms near others during the colder months, which can allow sickness to spread more easily, Bose-Brill said.

“A lot of time in college, so much of everything is shared. People are in common spaces. They’re using the same surfaces and desk spaces. There’s a lot of people spending time in enclosed spaces, so generally you tend to see more of the flu, the common cold, and [gastrointestinal] viruses,” Bose-Brill said.

Physical contact as well as sharing bathrooms and objects such as utensils can also increase the likelihood of illnesses spread-

ing rapidly, Bose-Brill said.

She said wearing a mask when sick, washing hands, staying home from class and avoiding physical contact with other people can help prevent the spread of illnesses, and students should also stay up to date on their vaccines and get their flu shot every year.

She also said that in order to prevent getting sick to begin with, students should practice healthy habits. Students should stay hydrated and eat nutritious foods, and items with protein in order to both prevent illness and speed up the recovery process, Bose-Brill said.

“Making sure that you are getting enough sleep, eating a good and balanced diet with fruits and vegetables, so you are getting nutrients, can help your body’s immune system function optimally,” BoseBrill said.

People are more susceptible to illness when they are particularly stressed, sleep deprived or are generally not taking good care of their bodies, she said.

She said many people also suffer from diseases that weaken their immune systems, leaving them much more vulnerable to sickness. Jennifer Ochall, a first-year in nursing, knows this experience first-hand.

“Because I have an autoimmune condition, my body is working so hard to fight itself, and I’m on so many meds to combat that that it weakens my immune system,” Ochall said.

Something as seemingly harmless as a common cold could last up to three months for Ochall. If she were to become ill with the flu, she most likely would be hospitalized, she said.

“If you have any illness, just be respectful, and try to cover your mouth when you cough, wash your hands, and if you can keep from going to class when you’re that sick, maybe contact your teachers,” Ochall said.

Bose-Brill agreed.

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Rates of residence halls: What do they mean? ally control it, and it gets very uncomfortable.”

Silvio LaSardo, a first-year in finance, said there is also an excessive use of heat.

“They blast the heat,” LaSardo said. “When it gets too cold, they blast the heat, and then it gets too hot.”

University spokesperson Dave Isaacs said the rates take into account a number of factors that may impact students.

“There’s no AC or anything, so you wake up every morning sweating.”

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Blackburn House and Baker Hall represent two different tiers within university housing.

THOMAS JEFFREY For The Lantern jeffrey.60@osu.edu There are 42 residence halls on Ohio State’s campus. However, not all residence halls are created equally.

Ohio State uses a standard rating system to classify the different residence halls. There are four rates — 1, 2, 2A, and 3 — decreasing in cost from rate 1 to 3, according to the university’s housing website. The rates are based on the quality of the resi-

dence halls and amenities, with 1 being the highest quality and 3 having fewer amenities.

Many Rate 1 residence halls have air conditioning and are new or remodeled, according to the university’s housing website. On the other hand, many Rate 3 residence halls do not have air conditioning and are older, according to the website.

Rate 1 residence halls cost $4,329 per semester, and Rate 3 residence halls cost $3,371 per semester, according to the website.

Blackburn House on North campus is Rate 1, for example, while Baker Hall on South campus is classified as 3, according to the website.

According to the website, some of Blackburn’s amenities include air conditioning and multiple study areas. Baker Hall lacks both, according to the university’s housing website.

Jose Segura-Bermudez, a firstyear in biomedical science, said Blackburn residents are aware of the amenities to which they have access.

“The rooms are nice. They’re air-conditioned,” Segura-Bermudez said. “There’s nice study areas around. I honestly don’t have any complaints about living in Blackburn.”

Similarly, students living in Baker Hall have taken notice of the lack of amenities, specifically air conditioning, Richie Petrillo, a first-year in exploration, said.

“There’s no AC or anything, so you wake up every morning sweating, which causes you to have to take a shower every morning,” Petrillo said. “You can’t re-

RICHIE PETRILLO Baker Hall resident

“Ohio State Student Life University Housing offers three rate tiers to accommodate the various needs of students, including financial,” Isaacs said. “The tiers are designated based on factors including the age of the hall, whether it has been extensively renovated, room occupancy, and whether the hall is air-conditioned.”

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“We’re a small company. We’re not perfect, but we’ve always strived to be attentive to our tenants’ needs. And I think that’s key to any business,” Giesse said.

Oxford Rentals was not available for comment, and Harrison Apartments could not be reached. Edwards Student Housing Management did not respond to emails by the time of publication.

Edwards Student Housing Management manages properties including the Highline at Nine and the Wellington, according to its website.

According to an email sent to its tenants, Harrison Apartments will be temporarily closed for the 2020-21 leasing term to renovate the building.

The average monthly rent per person for the 22 companies surveyed is about $550.

The rents at Sunrise Properties and Oxford Rentals Co. are below the average, while Edwards Student Housing Management, Harrison Apartments and OSU Properties are about $50-200 more expensive.

According to the report, fewer than two utilities were covered in monthly rent. Oxford Rentals Co. and Sunrise Properties provided fewer than two. Edwards Student Housing Management included more than two utilities. Tenants reported they had more than five utilities at Harrison Apartments and OSU Properties.

Kanellopoulos said utilities are included in the rent for his units, and he does not have a problem covering it as long as tenants are responsible.

“You can spend whatever you can spend as long as you do not waste,” Kanellopoulos said. “Waste means we don’t want to come or drive by or see your house in the middle of winter, you have the gas on, I mean the heat on — which uses in most cases gas — and you have your windows open, wide open or you have your door open.”

Among the 22 companies surveyed,

there was an average of five maintenance concerns in the past year. Tenants of Sunrise Properties, OSU Properties, Oxford Rentals Co., Edwards Student Housing Management and Harrison Apartments reported four or fewer maintenance concerns each, according to the survey.

Kanellopoulos said his philosophy on maintenance is based on two standards: not postponing maintenance services and his tenants’ happiness.

“There is no deferred maintenance. The tenants are happy; the parents are happy,” he said.

The survey asked tenants to rate on a scale of 1 (“strongly disagree”) to 5 (“strongly agree”) whether the landlord provided adequate safety devices, including deadbolts on exterior doors and functioning locks on all windows. Sunrise scored a 3.5, the lowest of the five properties. Harrison Apartments scored the highest with a rating above 4.5.

Kanellopoulos said safety is of “paramount concern.” His properties have smoke detectors in every bedroom and hallway, carbon monoxide detectors in every hallway and a fire extinguisher on each floor, he said.

According to the Renter’s Guide, Edwards Student Housing Management had more than a 4.5 rating on a scale of 1 to 5 regarding cleanliness upon move-in, with OSU Properties close behind at about 4.5.

Harrison Apartments was rated just over 4, Oxford Rentals at about 3.7 and Sunrise at about 3.4, the survey states.

Kanellopoulos said that overall, his philosophy as a landlord is drawn from the way he lives his life.

“The principles that I apply in my business, I find out throughout the years that the same principles that you apply in your life and vice versa and the same principles will make you successful,” Kanellopoulos said.

Students talk co-ed housing LILY MASLIA Outreach & Engangment Editor maslia.2@osu.edu Boys? Too messy.

Girls? Too much drama.

Those are just some of the stereotypes Ohio State students who choose to live with people of the opposite gender may hear.

For Emma Fisk, a second-year in arts management, living in a house of boys the summer after her first year at Ohio State didn’t faze her.

“I had never done it before, but I wasn’t hesitant about it,” Fisk said. “I get along well with guys, I guess, and I didn’t think it would be an issue.”

When a male friend of Fisk approached her about an open room in the apartment on Norwich Avenue he was subleasing for the summer, Fisk considered the proximity to campus and rent — not the genders of the tenants.

“I guess there’s a stigma around gender and housing, but I don’t think there should be. You should just live with who you want to live with.”

EMMA FISK Second-year in arts management

Fisk said the stereotype of college male students being overly messy did not prove to be true in her summer residence.

“Everybody that I tell, they are like, ‘Oh, you lived with boys? They must be so messy all the time,’” Fisk said. “But they really weren’t. They were really considerate of the space.”

Mary Howard, a fourth-year in biology, transferred from Ohio University Chillicothe during the fall semester and moved into an apartment with two males, a female and her girlfriend.

Similar to Fisk, Howard was not worried about living with male roommates, despite her family’s concerns.

“A bunch of people in my family were worried about me living with guys, but I grew up most of my life with guys,” Howard said. “I had my brother, and he was seven years older than me, and I always

hung out with his friends.”

Though the female roommate and girlfriend plan to move out, Howard said she most likely will live with the same men next year.

Julie Jakse, a third-year in health and rehabilitation sciences, transferred to Ohio State from Wittenberg University, but she knew right away with whom she wanted to live.

“When I decided to transfer, and I was looking for roommates, I was like, ‘Oh, my God. Why don’t I just live with my best friends Troy and Alec?’” Jakse said.

Jakse said she; Alec Gearhart, a thirdyear in health and wellness innovation in healthcare; and Troy Schleich, a thirdyear in architecture, have been inseparable since high school and have always wanted to live together.

Jakse said a big difference between male and female roommates is the lack of drama.

“It’s very chill. We all have busy schedules, so we don’t really see each other a lot, but I definitely like it better than living with girls because I’ve lived with girls before,” Jakse said.

Gearhart said one stark difference with having female roommates is the decor.

“My mom walked in, and my mom said, ‘You can definitely tell that a girl lived here,’ just because all the colors match, and there’s a sense of unity between everything,” Gearhart said.

After spending his first two years on campus with male roommates, Gearhart said the mixed-gender residence is his ideal living situation.

“I prefer living like this,” Gearhart said.

“It’s honestly something that I don’t even notice or pay that much attention to.”

Though the trio plans to live in the same place with each other next year, Jakse said there are still some things she misses about living with females.

“You can’t really ask to share clothes,” Jakse said. “Sometimes you just want girl time and you want to talk about your feelings, and boys don’t really know how to do that.”

As for Fisk, though she currently lives with a female roommate and has plans to live with other women next year, she said she welcomes the opportunity to live with men again.

“I guess there’s a stigma around gender and housing, but I don’t think there should be,” Fisk said. “You should just live with who you want to live with. It’s not a big deal.”

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PERSPECTIVE

From roommates to riding solo ANNA RIPKEN Copy Chief ripken.2@osu.edu Living with the same six roommates for two years can take a toll. While I was able to develop and foster strong friendships, I also developed more passive-aggressive tendencies than I care to admit. (“Can someone who doesn’t have work tomorrow swap parking spots with me, so I can make it to work on time in the morning?”)

Now, in my fifth year at Ohio State, I’ve downsized from a seven-bedroom house to a cozy little studio apartment all by myself.

“Living alone has been incredibly restorative for me.”

MEGHAN CAHILL Fifth-year in political science and Arabic

Though I miss having others around while getting ready on the weekends — roommates to style my hair or pick out my outfits while offering up their own closets — being able to leave an

occasional dish in the sink without upsetting someone has been refreshing.

Namrata Pujara, a fourth-year in political science and economics, can attest to the positives and negatives of living with company.

While a brief experience of living alone over the summer allowed her to be a little messier from time to time, she said it got old and became too much of an effort to try and meet up with friends.

“I definitely prefer living with roommates,” she said. “I live with four other girls right now, and it’s great because there’s always someone to hang out with, even if that’s just watching a show or getting groceries together.”

Having people around to complete a chore or run an errand with is something I grew accustomed to, so I thought living alone would be a scary adjustment. But my studio is just enough for one person, which makes me feel comfortable being on my own.

I’m still learning to be calm, cool and collected when it comes to killing my own bugs, but other than that, I’ve adapted to a lifestyle that requires more independence and accountability.

Meghan Cahill, a fifth-year in political science and Arabic, also adapted to an independent lifestyle. Though she lived with roommates during her first three years at Ohio State, she said she ultimately prefers living alone.

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Living in a studio apartment can be lonely, but it’s worth it to capitalize on the sense of independence.

“I am a really introverted person, and coming home every day to a house full of people was really hard,” she said. “I needed to conserve my energy at home in order to go back out into society and be a friendly, productive per-

son.”

Cahill makes a point I can agree with. Living with roommates can make you feel like you always have to be on and ready to socialize. However, having a space that’s entirely your own, rather

than just a bedroom door to close, gives you a true moment to relax before stepping back out into the real world.

“Living alone has been incredibly restorative for me,” Cahill said. “I have even intentionally DOWNSIZING CONTINUES ON 13

German House a home for cultural immersion

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Students converse in German during “Kaffeestunde” at the Max Kade German House.

JOSEPH SCHMITTGEN Lantern reporter schmittgen.15@osu.edu Hallo, willkommen im “Max Kade German House!”

The Max Kade German House — located on West 11th Avenue — is the only language-immersive house on Ohio State’s campus, offering students the opportunity to live in a home in which daily conversation and communication is conducted in German.

Barbara Heck, a German professor at Ohio State and adviser for the house, said she’s seen the house’s environment evolve over the years, and the students who have lived there in the past three years have been committed to the language.

“We’ve had years where we couldn’t get enough students who know German to apply,” Heck said. “Over the past few years, we’ve had enough applicants that could all speak German, and that

does make an impact.”

The house is home to a resident adviser and 10 students who must apply for residency due to limited space, Heck said. It features a kitchen, piano and TV with satellite access to German news broadcaster, Deutsche Welle.

Heck said students do not have to be studying the language to live in the house because the German House is part of university housing.

Emily Wilson, a third-year in ecological engineering and German, has been living in the German House for two years.

Wilson said that even though all the students in the home vary in their German-speaking abilities, they are flexible in daily conversation.

Conversation is not only bound to the home, Wilson said. People who live there regularly speak German outside of the house.

“It helps keep [their skills] up,” Wilson said. “If we go grocery shopping together, go out to dinner, do an event or something, we speak more German more normally than we would in the house even.”

Nick Turner, a fourth-year in neuroscience and a minor in German, also lives in the house and said that since he grew up in a German-speaking household, he was worried that coming to col-

lege would cause him to lose his ability to speak the language.

“Because I was going to be a German minor, I took [German] 2101,” he said. “They gave the whole spiel about [the house] and thought it was actually amazing.”

Turner said the house helped him maintain his speaking abilities, use German informally and bring parts of his home life to Ohio State.

“Over the past few years, we’ve had enough applicants that could all speak German, and that does make an impact.”

BARBARA HECK Ohio State German professor and adviser for German House

According to the Department of Germanic Language and Literatures, the house was built in 1904 and changed owners multiple times. After a donation from the Max Kade Foundation in October 1996, the house was renovated and dedicated to the organization.

Max Kade was a German-American businessman, whose foundation was established to promote scientific and technical progress in efforts to strengthen German-American relations, and the present-day home seeks to live up to the foundation’s beliefs, according to the Germanics department’ website.

The Max Kade German House’s services extend beyond being a living space; German teaching assistants and officers of the Ohio State German Club host a weekly coffee hour called, “Kaffeestunde,” an event organized from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Fridays to provide students with an opportunity to speak German with one another across all levels of proficiency, Heck said.

“Kaffeestunde in the Germanic world plays a huge role,” Jakob Limbert, a master’s student in the Germanics department, said.

“Around this time of four in the afternoon, people in Germany are getting together to talk about their day, so this just is a reinforcement of the immersion process we have in the language department.”

Limbert said tying events such as Kaffeestunde back to the house reinforces the strength of the Germanics department and the purpose of showing the large dichotomy of people who are studying the language.

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Look before you leap Tips for scoping out a new apartment NICHOLAS YOUNGBLOOD Arts & Life Editor youngblood.27@osu.edu Apartment hunting can be a daunting task. After combing through hundreds of online listings, it can be easy to forget that what you see in pictures is not always what you get. Not every landlord is to be trusted, so it’s essential to have a plan when you go in for a tour of your potential new pad.

The following tips from a chronic overthinker and campus-area renter will help you pick out the best apartment for your budget, but compromises will always have to be made.

The goal is to know what challenges you will face with a unit before you rent.

If you point out any of these issues, many landlords will promise to have them fixed before you move in. I once had a landlord promise to replace all the flooring and drywall in an apartment that cost $600 per month. Yeah, right. If it isn’t in writing, get it in writing. And if it is in writing, be skeptical.

First, make sure the unit you’re touring is actually the one you will be moving into.

If the guide will only show you the model, that should raise some concerns. There will be different quirks, details and damages in every unit, and you will want a good idea of what you’re getting into.

One of the first things you should notice about any apartment or house you are touring is the smell. Mold, mildew and water damage are distinctly smelly, but even if you don’t detect the telltale mustiness, an

excess of candles and air fresheners can be a tipoff. If the unit is pet-friendly, it’s probably going to reek of dog, and it probably always will. Also be wary of mold spots on the ceilings and corners.

As you walk through the apartment or house, check your cellphone reception in every room. Try to send a text. If that works, try to watch a video on Youtube.

If you aren’t getting a clear signal in your own home, it’s going to be a frustrating living experience.

If you’re feeling particularly neurotic, you can bring a phone charger and plug it into each outlet in the unit to make sure they all work. This is also a good time to make sure they are three-pronged outlets.

When you get to the kitchen, check for pests. Look on top of cabinets, in drawers, under appliances and behind the fridge for droppings. If you see white powder along the baseboards or in any of these spots, it may be a cockroach treatment. Don’t be afraid to ask if the building has a history of pest problems.

Utilities can rack up quickly, so getting an idea of their costs ahead of time is essential. Find out how old the appliances are and if they are energy efficient. Ask about the usual costs for heating and air conditioning. Even better, ask a tenant who lives in the building now.

Look at what temperature the thermostat is set to and what the actual temperature is in the unit. Do they match up?

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smart to scope the lot out in the evening to see how full it is and if there is room for everyone. Finally, find out who tows for the building, just in case.

“No apartment is going to be perfect, but having a written and photographed record that you share with the landlord before moving in will keep you from being liable for damages.”

NICHOLAS YOUNGBLOOD Arts & Life Editor

Safety is also a big concern around campus. First-floor apartments can be more vulnerable to break-ins. If a first-floor apartment can’t be avoided or if you are looking at a house, make sure the windows have working locks, and check the effectiveness of the blinds.

Finally, it’s time to assess the damage of the apartment. Make sure you are taking pictures and notes of any scrapes, scuffs, chips, cracks or rot. No apartment is going to be perfect, but having a written and photographed record that you share with the landlord before moving in will keep you from being liable for damages. Ask who is responsible for maintenance concerns, and familiarize yourself with the request process.

Once you have done all of this, the guide or landlord will probably be looking at you like you have three heads. Though many college students may not know the warning signs of a bad apartment, you can get ahead in the renting process armed with this knowledge. Or you can be like me and rent a moldy, pet-smelling apartment with awful climate control and 30-yearold appliances anyway because it’s all you can afford. But at least you’ll know what you’re getting into.

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below the average of 3.2 for how move-in ready the residence was. As with cleanliness, participants were asked to rate agreement or disagreement regarding whether or not their rental was move-in ready regarding maintenance.

Property Management came in at about 1.5, Peak Property, University Village and My 1st Place Realty at about 2.5, and Northsteppe at about 2.8.

The average number of maintenance concerns over a year was about five, and all five companies’ averages exceeded five maintenance concerns during the course of a year.

Property Management came in at almost 11, My 1st Place Realty and Peak Property came in at more than 6, and Northsteppe

and University Village averaged about 5.

The participants in the survey were also asked if proper safety measures such as functioning door locks were provided by their landlord upon move-in. The average safety rating is about 3.6 across the 22 companies surveyed, and all but University Village fell below the average, measuring at a little above 4.

Property Management came in at about 1.8, Peak Property and Northsteppe measured at just above 3 and My 1st Place Realty came in at about 3.4.

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Pavey Square construction displaces tenants ABHIGYAAN BARARIA Managing Editor for Content bararia.1@osu.edu

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Emily Osborne, a third-year in physics, is still waiting to move into her apartment at The View on Pavey Square after being told construction has been delayed.

The fall semester usually consists of students considering renewing the lease on their current homes or looking for a different place to live, but the would-be residents of The View on Pavey Square face a separate question altogether: Will the apartment building with which they signed a lease be ready to live in any time soon?

Emily Osborne, a third-year in physics, said she waited too long to look for an apartment, and by early January 2019, she did not have much of a choice. Pavey Square, located at 2259 N. High St., which is still under construction and managed by Hometeam Properties, was one of the last complexes with single-units left.

The closest she got to seeing what her new home was going to look like was when she was given a tour of The View on High at 2020 N. High St. She said she asked a Hometeam representative what would happen if the building was not built on time and was told the company would put the residents up in temporary units, but they were confident the complex would be finished in time.

“They were very optimistic that they weren’t gonna have to do anything. They were like, ‘Oh, yeah, we’re projected to be done by about April,’ or something,”

Osborne said. “They were telling me, ‘Oh, we’ll definitely have it done. You can probably move in early, maybe even by early August.’”

Hometeam did not respond to Lantern requests for comment.

Eventually, as it was nearing the scheduled move-in date, Osborne said the property management company sent out an email stating that construction was not

“There’s literally no information on when it’ll be done,” she said. “I mean, at this point, I’m fully ready to accept that it’s not gonna be done this semester.”

Emily Osborne Third-year in physics

going to be completed in time and the company would contact them within the next business day with more information.

“We have received word from the developer that your apartment will not be completed by the time your lease starts,” the Aug. 2 email said. “This section of the building will continue to be con-

“It was straight-up panic before the move, and you’re like, ‘I don’t fully know that I have a place to live, and all the people in charge of this seem — at best — overwhelmed.”

Emily Osborne Third-year in physics

structed for multiple weeks into the lease.”

On Aug. 15, Osborne received an email from Hometeam with an update on her temporary housing location and move-in time frame.

She said she had no role in choosing the location or actual house in which she would be living, and was placed in a studio apartment on East 14th Avenue.

“They were just like, ‘Here’s the contract we’ve signed,’” Osborne said. “They put everyone up, I assume. I literally haven’t met anyone else that lives [at Pavey Square]. So we didn’t get a community, and then we all chat.

It’s just each individual person not knowing what’s happening.”

Getting in contact with the company was also an uphill battle Osborne said. She said it was hard to get in touch with anyone at the office, and no one followed up on any of the messages she left.

This period of silence from the company was very unnerving for Osborne, as she said she could not effectively look for other places to live, as everywhere in the arrangement she wanted was full.

“It was straight-up panic before the move, and you’re like, ‘I don’t fully know that I have a place to

live, and all the people in charge of this seem — at best — overwhelmed,’” Osborne said. “But even then it’s like, ‘I don’t care that you’re overwhelmed because it isn’t going to help me.’”

Luckily for Osborne, she said she lived close enough that commuting was an option for her.

Even though Osborne was provided with a temporary apartment until Pavey Square was finished, things are much different than the luxury apartment complex in her lease, she said.

With Pavey Square, Osborne said she was guaranteed a parking spot, but the parking situation at her current apartment on East 14th Avenue is not exactly what she had expected.

In her current apartment building, Osborne said there are 26 apartments, but only four parking spaces in the back of the building.

Even though she was provided free parking, she was not guaranteed a spot for her car.

The apartment itself is smaller and missing one of the main features she liked about her unit at Pavey Square, she said.

“The kitchen’s really small,” Osborne said. “Most of what I liked at Pavey Square was the

kitchen because I cook a lot. In this space, there’s one range, very little counter space.”

Currently, Osborne said there has been no communication with Hometeam regarding the living situation, so she is living in her temporary unit indefinitely, while still on a lease for her apartment at Pavey Square.

Regarding rent, Osborne said she is paying $500 for her temporary unit compared with $1,750 for Pavey Square. Since she had already paid her first month’s rent at the original unit, Hometeam drew from the initial deposit for the temporary unit’s rent for August, September and October.

Osborne said she has not taken any legal action, as she does not believe the company has technically violated any portion of the lease. She also said people around her have mentioned that renters do not have a leg to stand on in these cases unless the company refuses upkeep and maintenance, which Hometeam is not in violation of.

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If you want to gamble, no need to find a casino — just try to get on-campus housing as a transfer student at Ohio State.

When I transferred from Miami University (Ohio) in 2018 as a second-year, I had already acquired all the essential dorm room decor and chosen who would be lucky enough to be my roommate. I was practically ready to move in when summer began, but I quickly learned it wasn’t that simple.

After applying for on-campus housing, the university reminded me that a residence hall wasn’t guaranteed. Months went by before I heard the verdict. In May, I was finally assigned to Canfield, a four-story brick building with a leaky roof and no air conditioning to ease the scorch of mid-August, but not before I was left wondering if I was going to suddenly be tasked with finding a suitable apartment a couple months before the semester started that I wouldn’t have to sell my organs to pay for.

I thought my experience was unique, but after talking to other transfer students, I quickly learned that was not the case.

Hannah Harmon, a fifth-year in animal science industries and agribusiness, learned during orientation that she wouldn’t be given the housing she was originally offered.

“They had the whole, ‘This is how you’ll get to class. These are our bus systems,’ all that stuff, and they’re like, ‘Oh, and then also, we no longer have housing for trans-

fer students at this time,’” Harmon said.

She said a representative from off-campus housing then showed alternatives to the auditorium full of students who suddenly did not know where they would live; however, they consisted mostly of either luxury apartments or housing far from campus.

University spokesperson Dave Isaacs said in an email that the process for housing transfers is similar to that of freshmen.

“The first students offered housing contracts for the next year are those who are currently living in residence halls and are required to live on campus for a second year,” Issacs said. “Once those students are accommodated, first years and transfer students are offered contracts on a rolling basis based on when they pay their acceptance fee to Ohio State after being admitted.”

He added that transfer students get the same housing options and contract as any other student, meaning they’re allowed to prioritize things such as roommate preference and campus area when applying for housing. The later students submit their housing application, the later they will be assigned a residence hall, he said.

It still seemed to me that there are flaws in the housing system that, if smoothed out, could provide transfer students a better experience at their new school. Harmon agreed.

“I feel like transfer students should have priority over freshmen,” she said. “They honestly should have a dorm set aside for transfer students because they’re all in the same boat, and it’s complete chaos for them.”

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When signing leases, it’s important for students to understand their rights and responsibilities, Molly Philipps, chief counsel of the Student Legal Services Civil Team, said.

or don’t want to bother our maintenance staff, but the problem often then becomes bigger and more costly than it would have been if they had called it in initially,” Sethi said.

Philipps encouraged students to do research on a landlord before signing their lease by speaking to current tenants, reading the Undergraduate Student Government’s Renter’s Guide and checking online reviews.

Philipps said an SLS consultation is free and encourages students to come in

and get a lease review, which can help students learn about the Landlord-Tenant Act. A lease review will ensure that students know their rights and their responsibilities and can shed light on parts of the contract that may be illegal, she said.

“You can always come and see us; you should never be concerned that your question is silly or anything like that, and also, if you make an appointment, you are not going to have to pay any money when you come in here to speak with an attorney,” Philipps said.

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forgone Wifi and most technology in order to make it a place of respite and quiet.

This has been so freeing.”

For some, having roommates can be the freeing part, whether it be one person in a dorm or six in off-campus housing.

I dodged the former, as I transferred to Ohio State for my third year right into a house, which was a relief. (I dabbled in dorm life for one semester at Ithaca College my first year, and knowing that someone in the building was running to different floors for poop-in-the-shower pranks didn’t sit well with me. I like my showers feces-free.)

While two years in the same house offered comfort, living with the same roommates got old — not because of the roommates, although I can’t speak to all students’ experiences, but because I was ready for a new living situation.

I knew I was the only one of my roommates sticking around for another year of school, so I had to consider my next move.

Future roommate options were slim, and I did not feel like working out living details with anyone new. Venturing off by myself seemed like the most comfortable option.

I only scheduled one apartment tour before settling my decision. I visited the building, called my dad, headed to the leasing office and put down a deposit all in a day’s work. Easy and done.

While I didn’t put too much time or effort into the apartment search, it still worked out, and I’m comfortable with where I am now. I miss the house that made so many memories for me and having people to talk to regularly, but being by myself encourages me not to spend as much time in the apartment. If I need to get my social fix for the day, I’m forced to leave.

If students are considering their next step, not thrilled at the idea of living with people again but concerned about pulling the trigger on independence, I would recommend taking that step toward living alone. It’s a learning experience and an opportunity for growth, and you don’t have to cater to anyone’s preferences but your own.

Whether it’s a missing security deposit or a sluggish maintenance response, housing issues can become legal issues when a landlord-tenant dispute goes far enough.

It’s important for students to know their rights and responsibilities when it comes to lease agreements with off-campus landlords. Security deposits and maintenance disputes are the most common legal issues that students can avoid with a little preparation, Molly Philipps, chief counsel of the Student Legal Services Civil Team at Ohio State, said.

Philipps said that in the fall, the most common issue for which students come into the office is missing or unfairly small security deposit returns. In the spring, the most common issue is landlords not completing maintenance requests.

To avoid issues with security deposits, Philipps recommended documenting the condition of the house at the beginning and end of the year. This should include pictures and videos, which could help support students if a disagreement goes to court. Students must leave the house in the same condition they found it, barring normal usage damage, according to Ohio law.

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“I think students often have the wrong expectations on their security deposit in entering into the leasing relationship (and some landlords look to take advantage of that).

The default should be getting all of the deposit back,” Sethi said.

George Kanellopoulos, owner of OSU Properties, stressed the importance of following move-out instructions to get the full deposit back.

“If your landlord or rental company provides move-out instructions, follow them exactly,” Kanellopoulos said in an email. “Our move-out packet is almost 25 pages long.

We tell our tenants that if they follow the instructions exactly, and assuming there are no egregious damages to the property, they will receive their full deposit back.”

To prove that a landlord is not completing a maintenance request on time, Philipps said the Landlord-Tenant Act requires communication between the two in writing. She said a lease that details a maintenance request process via phone is fine, but students should also always send requests in writing as well.

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Only 46 percent of renters nationwide had insurance in 2018, according to the Insurance Information Institute, a nonprofit association of insurance providers.

Matt Doyle, vice president at Gallagher Insurance, said renters insurance protects two things: a tenant’s valuables and the tenant themselves.

If a student’s computer is stolen from their apartment, insurance will help replace it, he said. Or if they cause a fire, and it damages the building, renters insurance will cover the cost of rebuilding.

“It’s not expensive. To me, it’s a no-brainer,” Molly Philipps, chief counsel of Student Legal Services Civil Team at Ohio State, said.

Students can expect to pay $1020 per month on renters insurance, she said.

Without insurance, students open themselves up to personal liability. Any co-signers to a student’s lease, including their

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Renters insurance is required in some lease agreements, Molly Philipps, chief counsel of Student Legal Services Civil Team at Ohio State, said.

parents, could also be liable for damages if students buy coverage, Philipps said.

She also said students should look at their lease to see if they’re required to carry insurance and what type of coverage is required.

“People think that the landlords are trying to screw them over,” Philipps said. “But that couldn’t be further from the truth.”

A student’s renters insurance can be bundled under their parents’ homeowners policy, but Philipps said she doesn’t recommend it.

“It’s not a given that if your parents own their home that you will be covered at college,” she said.

“First, you have to determine whether that’s even the case.”

Additionally, homeowners pol-

icies tend to have a high deductible, she said. So if a student’s computer is stolen, the deductible may be as much as a new computer.

“Renters insurance is just better suited for [students’] situations,” Philipps said.

Doyle said students should look for policies with low deductibles, coverage for accidental damage

and have liability insurance.

Students should avoid buying insurance online because if they buy it in person, they will have someone to call if they need to make a claim, Philipps said. Insurance agents can also explain to students the specific coverage they will receive.

SLS can also review lease agreements and answer students’ questions about renters insurance, she said.

Students should take inventory of personal belongings, writing down serial numbers, the price they paid and taking pictures.

Having an inventory will make the claims process easier, Doyle said.

“A lot of landlords in this area tend to be lax at enforcing renters insurance requirements,” Philipps said. “But that doesn’t mean that as a renter that it’s a good idea not to have renters insurance. It’s a terrible idea not to have renters insurance.”

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How to get out of a lease

CORI WADE Assistant Photo Editor wade.493@osu.edu Getting out of a lease due to bad roommates may sound like a good idea, but it may be a lot harder and less common than a tenant might think.

When attempting to get out of a lease, there are few ways to be successful, Molly Philipps, chief counsel of Student Legal Services Civil Team at Ohio State, said.

However, with all the possible paths, an agreement needs to be struck with a landlord unless the tenant has a clear right to terminate their lease due to unsafe conditions under the Landlord-Tenant Act. “Getting out of a lease is much harder than getting into it,” Philipps said. “But you can do it.

You do have some rights to terminate it even if your landlord doesn’t want you to.”

Philipps said a sublease or assignment is the best way to move out of an apartment or house, especially if a tenant is trying to terminate a lease due to problems with their roommates. But if that is not an option, agreement can be attempted with a landlord.

A landlord has to agree to have a sublease or an assignment living at their property. The terms “sublease” and “assignment” are often used interchangeably, but they are different, Philipps said.

A sublease is when a tenant creates a contract with a third party to move in and use their section of the house. The tenant is still on

the lease and responsible for their section of the house, so homework needs to be done to make sure the subletter will fulfill their obligations, Philipps said.

An assignment is the best option when trying to get out of a lease, but it is rare that a landlord will agree to it, Philipps said.

When a tenant finds an assignment, that tenant signs onto the lease, which essentially removes the current tenant from the contract, stripping them from their rights and responsibility under the lease.

Bob Bauma, an Ohio State alumnus, said he attempted to

get out of a lease before moving into his house because he realized he did not want to live with the people with whom he had signed a lease. Bauma said he was able to get out of a lease by going to his landlord’s office and striking a deal with them to have an assignment take over his section, as well as pay a fee.

“In order to get out of my lease, I had to find a replacement for myself, as well as pay a $50 fee,” Bauma said. “For 50 bucks, I was willing to pay that for my own sake because it was going to be a nightmare I think living with these people.”

Another way a person can attempt to terminate a lease involves sitting down with a landlord and coming up with an agreement to end it, Philipps said.

Buyout provisions or buyout clauses, which are typically sought through negotiation, are also an option, Philipps said. She added that typically if a landlord isn’t going to lose money and wants to do renovations to the property, they will let a tenant out early, but if not, landlords don’t usually let someone out because they have an interest in keeping them there for a period of time.

Philipps said if a tenant wants

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Student Legal Services at Ohio State can help students get out of a lease for no charge.

to terminate a lease, in most cases, all roommates have to agree to leave, unless the tenant’s roommates are willing to pick up their portion of the rent.

The Landlord-Tenant Act is one of the most powerful rights a tenant has under Ohio law, Philipps said. This act provides tenants with the right to terminate a lease if there is a clear safety issue that would make someone unable to live in the home.

“If you have provided written notification of an issue that is materially affecting safety and habitability in the home, and you’ve given the landlord a reasonable amount of time to fix the problem — up to 30 days — and that time period has gone by, but the problem has not been remedied, so under those circumstances, you have a right to terminate your lease,” Philipps said.

A tenant should never go about trying to get out of a lease without consulting a lawyer first, and while lawyers can be expensive, it is a one-time $40 fee set at a student’s first term of enrollment to get help from SLS, Philipps said.

SLS is the university’s nonprofit law office that provides students with legal advice, representation, education and resources, according to the SLS website.

“We never ask you for another dime, so no one should ever be concerned if they have an appointment with our office we’re going to ask them for money,” Phillipps said.

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“There is a law in the Ohio Revised Code that specifically deals with the relationship between landlords and tenants,” Hegarty said. “When it comes down to a situation like this, we’ve got to look at the individual lease and then how that relates to what the law itself says.”

Hegarty urges students to get help in situations like this one or for other housing-related issues.

She said that even though an outcome that appeases everyone is

not guaranteed, having an attor- Hegarty said. “There can be a “You feel so overwhelmed. tion on when it’ll be done,” she ney can ensure a more favorable power imbalance with regards to You’ve got so many balls in the said. “I mean, at this point, I’m result as opposed to a student do- the landlord-tenant relationship, air, and you’ve got so many things fully ready to accept that it’s not ing it on their own. and so part of the reason why and responsibilities and hats gonna be done this semester.”

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